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Harvey Keitel
Harvey Johannes Keitel is an American actor and producer. Known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters, he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement.
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Born 13 May 1939 · Q191132
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Keitel starred in Steven Brand's noir thriller Joe Baby alongside Dichen Lachman, Willa Fitzgerald and Ron Perlman
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2021· 1 entry
Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Newport Beach Film Festival
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Harvey Keitel: ‘I’ve never played a violent character’
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2018· 1 entry
The Guardian: Lies We Tell: how a Bradford double-glazing salesman got Harvey Keitel and Gabriel Byrne to star in his debut film
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2013· 2 entries
Appeared in a music video for "Pretty Hurts" by Beyoncé
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Starred in the independent film A Farewell to Fools
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2009· 1 entry
Made a cameo appearance in the Jay-Z video for "D
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2008· 1 entry
Keitel played Jerry Springer in the New York City premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall
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2004· 1 entry
Karmazin took Keitel to court for child support, and he settled in 2004.
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2002· 1 entry
At the 24th Moscow International Film Festival, Keitel was honored with the Stanislavsky Award for his outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of Stanislavsky's school
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2001· 2 entries
They have a son named Hudson (born 2001), with whom Keitel does not have any relationship.
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Keitel played opposite roles: as a U
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1999· 1 entry
Keitel was replaced by Sydney Pollack on the set of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut as he quit after doing 68 takes for a scene of his character walking through the door, and appeared in Tony Bui's award-winning directo
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1996· 1 entry
Keitel had a major role in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's film From Dusk till Dawn, and in 1997, he starred in the crime drama Cop Land, which also starred Sylvester Stallone, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro
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1993· 1 entry
And played Winston "The Wolf" Wolf in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, an apparent reprise of his Victor the Cleaner character from 1993's Point of No Return
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1977· 1 entry
And 1978, Keitel starred in the directorial debuts of Paul Schrader (Blue Collar, co-starring Richard Pryor and Yaphet Kotto), Ridley Scott (The Duellists, co-starring Keith Carradine), and James Toback (Fingers, in whic
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1939· 2 entries
Born 1939-05-13.
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The son of Jewish immigrants Miriam (née Klein; 1911–1987) and Harry Keitel (1904–2000)
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